BAC vs LPLA vs MUFG Stock Comparison

Bank Of America, LPL Financial Holdings and Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BAC Bank Of America Corp /De/
$50.54 -10.8% 1M -3.9% 1Y
Market cap
$354.69B
P/E
11.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$121.10B
Div. yield
2.30%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
8 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Bank Of America leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Bank Of America 8, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial 3, LPL Financial Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBACLPLAMUFGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $354.69B $24.98B $250.29B BAC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.2x 25.1x 15.9x BAC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.1x 14.1x 12.3x BAC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.7% +38.8% -12.0% LPLA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 26.5% 5.1% 47.7% MUFG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.1% 10.1% 3.6% BAC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.6x 2.5x — BAC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.30% 0.38% 1.47% BAC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -3.9% -6.8% +42.8% MUFG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.4%/yr +13.0%/yr +30.5%/yr MUFG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.9% 37.0% 26.3% BAC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 35/100 37/100 BAC

Percentile Scorecard

BACLPLAMUFG

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisBACLPLAMUFG
Valuation 95 #6 of 94 46 #35 of 64 30 #66 of 94
Growth 81 #16 of 81 22 #29 of 37 78 #19 of 81
Profitability 81 #17 of 85 61 #15 of 37 58 #36 of 85
Financial Health 36 #54 of 84 44 #41 of 72 10 #76 of 84
Shareholder Returns 72 #25 of 87 0 #8 of 8 12 #77 of 87
Overall 73 35 37
  • BAC ranked among 99 companies in Banking
  • LPLA ranked among 78 companies in Capital Markets
  • MUFG ranked among 99 companies in Banking

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodBACLPLAMUFGSPY
1 month -10.8%+0.9%-10.2% -0.8%
3 months -18.7%-4.4%-8.7% +3.5%
6 months -4.0%-4.0%+20.9% +7.0%
Year to date -8.1%-11.2%+33.0% +12.2%
1 year -3.9%-6.8%+42.8% +13.0%
3 years +100.8%+43.2%+155.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +26.2%+12.7%+36.8% +23.1%
5 years +7.4%+84.4%+278.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year +1.4%+13.0%+30.5% +11.0%
10 years +199.6%+894.8%+316.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year +11.6%+25.8%+15.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBACLPLAMUFGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.9%37.0%26.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.6%40.1%26.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.720.920.92 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.18-0.181.63 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.0%-33.4%-35.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.0%-19.3%-12.6% -1.8%
52-week high $64.82$393.25$24.14 $779.14
52-week low $46.72$265.86$14.88 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleBACLPLAMUFG
P/E now vs peer median 11.2xmedian 13.1x 25.1xmedian 44.3x 15.9xmedian 13.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 3.4x 1.3xmedian 4.1x 7.9xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 6.0x 12.5xmedian 10.0x —median 6.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 12.3x -26.8xmedian 14.1x —median 12.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.2x 4.3xmedian 1.5x 2.3xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.40median 1.40 -4.36median 0.50 0.27median 1.40

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsBACLPLAMUFG
Revenue $121.10B $19.61B $31.62B
Gross profit – – $29.85B
Operating income – – $18.02B
Net income $33.66B $1.01B $13.97B
Free cash flow $94.74B -$931.29M –
EPS (diluted) $4.41 $12.58 $1.32
Cash & equivalents $229.75B $1.28B –
Total debt $399.84B $7.46B $494.43B
Shares (diluted) 7.29B 80.03M 11.40B
Enterprise value -$2.02T $20.30B -$81.95B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricBACLPLAMUFG
P/E 11.2x 25.1x 15.9x
P/FCF 3.7x -26.8x –
P/Operating cash flow 3.7x -99.1x –
P/S 2.9x 1.3x 7.9x
P/B 1.2x 4.3x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 10.8x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA 1.4x 12.5x –
EV/EBIT 1.4x 17.5x 5.2x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 1.6x 3.0x
EV/FCF 1.8x -33.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 1.8x -123.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.40 -4.36 0.27

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBACLPLAMUFG
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.7% 38.8% -12.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 27.9% -2.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 38.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 7.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 24.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 12.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 20.5% -9.9% 62.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.2% -5.0% 32.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 27.5% -9.5% 104.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.0% -5.8% 59.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 517.8% -144.7% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.5% -28.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 517.8% -17,226% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.5% -36.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBACLPLAMUFG
Gross margin – – 94.4%
EBITDA margin 99.4% 12.7% –
Operating margin – – 57.0%
Pretax margin 36.2% 7.0% 59.6%
Net margin 26.5% 5.1% 47.7%
FCF margin 78.2% -4.7% –
Operating cash flow margin 78.2% -1.3% –
Return on equity 11.2% 17.6% 11.7%
Return on assets 1.0% 5.2% 0.5%
Return on invested capital 13.1% 10.1% 3.6%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 1.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.8x -0.3x –
Stock comp / revenue 3.4% 0.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBACLPLAMUFG
Debt / assets 11.4% 37.7% 4.7%
Debt / equity 1.3x 1.3x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.6x 2.5x –
Debt / FCF 4.2x -8.0x –
Liabilities / assets 91.4% 70.9% 96.0%
Equity / assets 8.6% 29.1% 4.0%
Interest coverage 1.6x 4.3x 0.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBACLPLAMUFG
Dividend yield 2.3% 0.4% 1.5%
Net buyback yield 6.6% 1.2% –
Shareholder yield 8.9% 1.5% 1.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 29.0% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 10.3% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.6% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 3.5% – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusBACLPLAMUFG
Forward P/E 11.1xFY2026 14.1xFY2026 12.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.54FY2026 $22.53FY2026 $1.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +19.2%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026 +27.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.2% +30.1% +0.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $127.85BFY2026 $20.12BFY2026 $44.38BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.0%FY2026 +18.4%FY2026 +18.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.5% +24.3% +4.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBACLPLAMUFG
Held by institutions 75.0% 100.0% 3.0%
Institutions holding 3,612 765 574
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% +0.7% -0.1%
Institutions buying 1,825 351 324
Institutions selling 1,342 301 160
Buyers to sellers 1.36 1.17 2.03

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

BACLPLAMUFG
BAC 1.00 0.54 0.42
LPLA 0.54 1.00 0.29
MUFG 0.42 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BAC, LPLA and MUFG?

Bank Of America (BAC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bank Of America (BAC) $354.69B, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) $24.98B, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) $250.29B.

Which stock is cheaper, BAC, LPLA and MUFG?

Bank Of America (BAC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bank Of America (BAC) 11.2x, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) 25.1x, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 15.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Bank Of America (BAC) is cheapest (Bank Of America (BAC) 11.1x, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) 14.1x, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 12.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Bank Of America (BAC) +9.7%, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) +38.8%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) -12.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) has the highest net margin (Bank Of America (BAC) 26.5%, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) 5.1%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 47.7%). On return on invested capital, Bank Of America (BAC) leads (Bank Of America (BAC) 13.1%, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) 10.1%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 3.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) returned the most: Bank Of America (BAC) -3.9%, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) -6.8%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) +42.8%. Over five years, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) compounded fastest (Bank Of America (BAC) +1.4%/yr, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) +13.0%/yr, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) +30.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Bank Of America (BAC) has the highest dividend yield: Bank Of America (BAC) 2.30%, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) 0.38%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 1.47%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Bank Of America (BAC) has been the steadiest (Bank Of America (BAC) 21.9%, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) 37.0%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 26.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BAC, LPLA and MUFG?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Bank Of America (BAC) leads on 8. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.